Why do guys gossip in the locker room?

As a girl, wouldn't you love to be a fly on the wall inside a men's locker room? Sure, who wouldn't want to catch a glimpse of some hot, chiseled bodies? But I'm sure the banter alone would be worth the price of admission. Girls usually get a bad rap when it comes to commiserating over, "Why didn't he call me?" or "Was it wrong to sleep with him on the first date?" But guys are just as guilty. They just do it in a different way.

I always like to include locker room scenes in my sports romance novels because it's a setting where guys tend to let down their guard, and open up a little. They're jockeying for position when it comes to bragging rights. It's where they find out who's getting laid and who's not. It's the place where sexual escapades get exaggerated and distorted. Guys say stuff to each other that they'd never say in front of their wives or girlfriends. They're not being PC in this type of environment, because it kind of goes with the territory.

When you get that much testosterone in a room and naked physiques are exposed and compared, things are bound to get a little heated. Some guys intentionally stir things up, while others remain tight-lipped, but no one gets away unscathed. Had a hot date on Saturday night? Get ready to face the firing squad. Some guys have the knack of just saying enough, without saying too much. Others tend to stick their foot in their mouths, looking to impress, embellishing details that should've remained private.

All guys want to be seen as the stud who scores. So does that involve some kissing and telling? What do you think? :)